51.8% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.8%
- 2016: 50.6%
- 2021: 51.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Duns Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Duns Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well below state and national figures for school and degree completion, Duns Creek has a mixed educational profile. While it performs better than many similar areas, only 51.8% of residents have finished Year 12. This gap continues into higher education, where the proportion of adults with a university degree is also notably lower than the Australian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, or 51.8%, completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales and national figures. About 27.2% of the population stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Duns Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 22.0%, a figure well below the national average. Trade qualifications are more common here, with Certificate III or IV being the most typical highest qualification at 36.4%.
22.0% ▲ +24.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Duns Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with degrees or certificates, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related fields at 23.3%, followed by Health at 13.4% and Management and Commerce at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, which is smaller than those in most areas but has a higher average advantage score. This school is the only one in the area, with no Catholic or independent options.
1
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
104
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,027
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Duns Creek
1 school — 104 students, average ICSEA 1,027.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Paterson Public School, Paterson | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 104 | 1,027 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Duns Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11329/duns-creek/topic/education